Grzyb v. Evans

LEIBSON, Justice.

Respondent, William Evans, filed suit against the King’s Daughters’ Hospital of Ashland, Kentucky, its President, Vice-President, and Plant Operator (who will be referred to herein collectively as “the hospital”) alleging that Evans was wrongfully discharged from his position as Director of Housekeeping and Laundry because he had fraternized with a female hospital employee.

The gravamen of the complaint was set out in paragraphs 16 and 17. In paragraph 16 Evans alleged that his employment was terminated “maliciously, in bad faith, and as a retaliatory measure for plaintiff’s…